Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 6 , Pages 1403-1408 , June 2009

Blunt traumatic aortic injury: Initial experience with endovascular repair

Received 22 December 2008 ,Accepted 20 February 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.02.234

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 6 , Pages 1403-1408 , June 2009

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